RITUALS FOR COMPUTER OPERATION                     
                                                              
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##,###,,## THE COMPUTER IS  A VERY  COMMON TOOL  IN #,,,,,,##,
#,##,,#,#, THE FUTURES, AND IN SOME WAYS EVEN  NOW. ##,,,,,#,#
,##,#,#### ITS JOB IS TO  DO  VAST AMOUNTS OF SMALL ,,#,,,,###
##,####,,, CALCULATIONS IN A SHORT  AMOUNT OF TIME. ,,##,,,#,,
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,,,###,#,# THE  PROBLEM ON  A  HILBERT PLANE, WHICH #,#,,,####
#,,#,,#### IS  THEN FOLDED  OUT  OF  CAUSALITY,  SO ,###,,#,,,
##,##,#,,, THAT  DAEMONS  CAN  SOLVE   THE  PROBLEM ,#,,#,##,,
#,##,###,,   WITHOUT AFFECTING REAL LIFE. (THESE    ,##,###,#,
###,##,,#, DAEMONS  ARE  UNDER  CONTRACT  WITH  THE ,#,##,,###
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,,,###,,,#   IT'S COMMONPLACE FOR PROGRAMMERS AND   #,#,#,,,,#
#,,#,,#,,# CLERKS TO PRAY  TO  THE  "GODS" OF THEIR ,#####,,,#
,#,##,##,# COMPUTER,  OR  TO THE DAEMONS DOING  THE ,#,,,,#,,#
####,##,## WORK,  FOR   A  QUICK   AND  FAULT  FREE ###,,,##,#
,,,,##,##,                OPERATION.                #,,#,,#,##
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##,,###,##      SOME UBIQUITOUS AND GENERALLY       ####,##,,#
,,#,#,,##,    NON-CONTROVERSIAL RITUALS INCLUDE:    ,,,,##,#,#
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,##,,,####      »»# LIGHT A SCENTED CANDLE #»»      ,,,,###,,,
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###,,#,###    »»# REASSURING MESSAGE TO MAKE #»»    ,,#,###,##
,,,#,###,,     »»# THE COMPUTER COMFORTABLE #»»     #,###,,##,
,,,###,,#,            »»# AND AT EASE #»»           ###,,#,#,#
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,#,##,###,     »»# SOME LIKE TO SAY A BRIEF #»»     ,,,###,,,,
,###,##,,#     »»# PRAYER FOR SOLACE, TO BE #»»     #,,#,,#,,,
,#,,##,#,#   »»# LEFT ALONE DURING THEIR WORK #»»   ,#,##,##,,
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,#,####,,,    »»# OFFER A CUP OF STEAMING TEA #»»   ##,,##,###
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